USDA announces Heather Dawn Thompson as director, Office of Tribal Relations
The Department of Agriculture Monday announced Heather Dawn Thompson’s appointment as Director of the Office of Tribal Relations. USDA says Thompson is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, a Harvard Law School graduate, and an expert in American Indian law, tribal sovereignty, and rural tribal economic development.
With Thompson in place, USDA will return the position directly under the Secretary, “restoring the office’s important government-to-government role.”
A USDA spokesperson says it’s “important to have a Director who can serve as a lead voice on tribal issues, relations and economic development within the Office of the Secretary.”
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